Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Wenger is in a good mood this season.

Ever since Cavani initially adapted to the Premier League and scored his first goal on behalf of Arsenal.

All Arsenal players and staff could easily sense the joyful mood of the professor.

Yes, after two difficult seasons, Arsenal is finally back on track.

There are still three league rounds left, and the 2013-2014 Premier League season is about to be halfway through.

Arsenal, currently ranked second in the Premier League, has regained its dazzling style that makes all Gunners fans proud.

Solid defense in the midfield and backcourt, smooth passing and receiving cooperation, and a tidal wave of mercury-like offense.

Cavani, Arsenal's top player who once made the media question him at the beginning of the season, has vindicated himself with 13 league goals.

And the old and powerful Tulalang has directly become the midfield dad in the hearts of all Arsenal fans.

If the two wings are upgraded, Arsenal fans will feel like they will be dreaming back to ten years ago!

That dream unbeaten season that won the Premier League crown...

Unfortunately, the professor's small treasury saved for several years has been emptied this summer.

The big boss above didn't say how much money they would spend in the winter window to continue to strengthen. It seems that Arsenal is unlikely to make any big moves in the upcoming winter transfer window.

Arsenal fans' self-confidence has gradually increased as their results have exploded this season.

But looking at the lineup and record of Chelsea ahead of them, even the most confident Arsenal fans cannot say "we are better than Chelsea".

Every time the cheerful professor thinks about the smooth rise of Chelsea led by Mourinho, the smile on his face will shrink a lot.

Looking at the approaching date of the battle with Chelsea, Wenger also rarely has stricter training requirements for his players.

Regarding this focus battle between the first and second teams in the first half of the Premier League, various media have already stepped up their efforts to promote it.

Many media outlets in Manchester are also constantly waving flags and shouting to build momentum for Chelsea and Arsenal.

However, these pro-Manchester City media just want the top two teams in the league to play more intensely.

No matter who wins or loses, it's a good thing for Manchester City.

After all, both Manchester City and Arsenal now have 37 points. It is only because of their inferior goal difference that Manchester City is ranked third in the Premier League.

If Arsenal loses, then Manchester City only needs to beat Fulham normally in the next round, then they will overtake Arsenal by three points and become second in the Premier League.

If Arsenal beats Chelsea, it will also be a good thing for Manchester City.

By then the points gap between them and Chelsea will be narrowed to one win.

Chelsea will also play Liverpool later on, so as long as Manchester City doesn't let up, they and Arsenal will have a chance to overtake Chelsea in the sprint stage of the league half-way!

Suddenly, the second and third teams in the standings were eyeing Chelsea's first place in the league.

However, the Chelsea generals, who were still practicing hard at the Cobham training base and preparing step by step, had no intention of paying attention to their opponents.

Three consecutive days of high-intensity tactical drills made most Chelsea players complain.

After finishing their physical therapy every day, they go home and almost fall asleep. How can they still be in the mood to read the half-true and false news from various media outlets?

On the fourth day of preparations, the training intensity slowly dropped. Mourinho gave the players two and a half days of physical recovery time.

In the past few days, the London reporters who had been squatting outside the Cobham training base and watching the Chelsea players half-dead were very curious, what tactics were Chelsea preparing?

However, Chelsea players are very strict at this stage. In desperation, reporters can only wait patiently until December 22.

At the pre-match press conference that day, a large number of reporters asked questions, wanting to know the tactical plan Mourinho had formulated before the war.

They definitely don't count on the tactical details, but if they can ask for some general tactical framework, they can also go back and write an attractive piece of news.

What they didn't expect was that Mourinho did not hide it this time, but generously revealed his tactical ideas.

"Arsenal's offensive ability is very strong now. I think in the entire European football world, their scoring ability is ranked first in the league. They are very dangerous.

Cavani, Giroud, Podolski... Arsenal have a lot of good forwards, they also have a lot of good attacking midfielders, I don't think I need to explain how good Cazorla is.

We have to limit Arsenal's attack, compress their attacking space, target their dangerous men, and yes, I'm sure we will work more on the defensive end..."

On the one hand, Mourinho's frankness made the reporters at the scene very happy.

But on the other hand, his disapproval of Mourinho made reporters seriously suspect that he was using them as a weapon.

Let's use the media to set off tactical smoke bombs. Mourinho has done it too many times. He is a typical habitual offender!

However, after the pre-match press conference that day, all media outlets that got the news stepped up their efforts to write many relevant news reports.

If you are fooled, then be fooled. Anyway, the sales of news related to Mourinho are very good now. Reporters have doubts, but the media and newspapers don't care about that much.

The quick actions of the media made Wenger, who had seen the relevant news that night, also surprised and confused.

If Mourinho had not stated this tactical idea at the pre-match press conference, then Wenger would have really thought that Mourinho would have fought a counterattack at the Emirates Stadium.

But now that Mourinho himself has admitted that he will strengthen defense, Wenger does not believe that Mourinho will be as honest as he said.

In the discussion where countless fans were also interested, the time soon came to December 23.

Nine games have been played in the 17th round of the Premier League in the past two days, with only the finale between Arsenal and Chelsea remaining.

Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Everton, the top four teams in the Premier League, all won.

The pressure immediately came to Arsenal and Chelsea, the two top two teams in the Premier League.

That night, the Emirates Stadium was already bustling with people early on.

As the two most powerful and competitive teams in London in the past decade, the London Derby between Arsenal and Chelsea is truly worthy of its name.

There is not much hatred between the two fan groups. As for the heated atmosphere before the game, it is definitely not as good as Arsenal and Tottenham.

But when it comes to attracting more neutral fans, the current battle between Chelsea and Arsenal far exceeds other so-called "London derbies".

And the intersection between Wenger and Mourinho, the old enemies, is also quite interesting.

Since he went to Serie A and La Liga twice, Mourinho's temper has become much calmer than it was seven or eight years ago.

What the fans saw before the game was Mourinho and Wenger hugging and chatting on the sidelines, which made many sideline reporters exclaim that it was a pity.

"I still prefer the unruly Mourinho. It would be great if he continued to mock Wenger as an expert in failure!"

The Sun reporter muttered with regret.

On the other side, the veteran reporter from "442" sneered.

"Mourinho has led three different teams to the Champions League. He now has four Champions League trophies in his hands! There are also countless league titles and cup titles.

He is not really crazy, he still needs to attract media firepower as hysterically as before. Now who dares to say anything wrong about him, there are a lot of fans and coaches who will stand up and speak for him.

Unless someone is actively messing with him, why would he be at odds with other coaches? "

The Sun reporter felt very unhappy, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was no reason to refute.

Mourinho is now a sure winner in life. In addition to not leading the national team, the club directly won the Grand Slam of Honors.

Mourinho has won the Triple Crown, Six Crowns, and Defending the Champions League.

He is now leading Chelsea without any performance pressure. At most, he just wants to make up for his previous regrets.

Not to mention that his current record with Chelsea is so good, there is really no reason to argue with other coaches.

Wenger and Mourinho argued for a long time, but they still couldn't figure out what Mourinho's tactical thinking was today.

The two of them are so familiar with each other's tactical ideas. If they don't change their tactics, they basically know how the other side will fight with their eyes closed.

But will Mourinho really not change his tactics today?

With doubts, Wenger could only wait patiently like the previous reporters to watch his players complete their warm-up, waiting for the time before the game to run out bit by bit.

At eight o'clock that night, the famous Premier League whistler Oliver, who was looking at the time, blew the whistle to start the game on time!

Huaguo's huge fans also listened to Zhan Jun's familiar commentary and watched this focus battle officially begin!

Today, both Arsenal and Chelsea adopted a starting lineup of 4231.

Arsenal's starting goalkeeper is Polish national goalkeeper Szczesny.

In the defense, Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Sagna lined up from left to right.

The double defensive midfielder Arteta partners with Tulalang and the attacking midfielder Ramsey.

The left and right midfielders are Cazorla and Walcott respectively.

Starting striker Cavani.

There are no major adjustments to Chelsea's starting staff compared to previous games.

The starting goalkeeper is still Cech.

In the defense, Ashley Cole, John Terry, David Luiz and Azpilicueta started.

The double defensive midfielder is Matic partnering with Lampard.

Attacking midfielder Leon, Hazard and De Bruyne are on both sides of him.

Starting center Ibrahimovic.

The starting lineups of the two teams are exactly the same, and they both seem to pay great attention to controlling the rhythm of the midfield.

After the game started, Arsenal, who kicked off first, would naturally launch the offensive first.

After all, this is their home court, and it is not Arsenal's style to show weakness at the beginning.

Chelsea did retreat first as Mourinho said before the game.

Leon, Hazard and De Bruyne also stayed steadily in their own half, with only Ibrahimovic nailed at the top of Arsenal's center circle.

This is a tactical position that is very consistent with Chelsea's usual style of play, but Wenger is still very uneasy.

He knows Mourinho as Mourinho knows him.

Mourinho can be stubborn and conservative, but he will never be honest!

The first five minutes of the game seemed a bit uneventful.

It’s not that the two teams weren’t fiercely competitive on the court, but the unfolding of such tactics was not beyond the expectations of most fans.

But after Wenger saw his disciples begin to press forward as a group and invade Chelsea's half on a large scale, he suddenly became vigilant in his heart!

"Aaron, Aaron (Ramsey)! Move back a little! Let Santiago (Cazorla) move closer to you!"

Wenger walked to the sidelines and shouted loudly for Ramsey and Cazorla to pay more attention to their defensive positions.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Walcott's inward pass from the right was intercepted by Matic's defense!

Suddenly, all Chelsea's midfielders and two full-backs were firing on all cylinders and charging forward!

After intercepting the ball, Matic did not delay his rhythm. After a brief observation, he directly sent a long pass.

The long pass went straight to Ibrahimovic who was nailed in the Arsenal half!

Arteta, who had followed the team forward as a whole and organized the attack near the midline, had no time to quickly return to Tulalang's side.

Therefore, the French midfielder can only rely on himself to interfere with Ibrahimovic's defense.

However, Ibrahimovic had no intention of turning around and advancing immediately after taking the ball, so Tulalan's interference was not a threat to him at all.

After all, he only needs to hold the ball with his back and pass it to Li Ang in time!

Due to Ibrahimovic's restraint on Tulalang, after Li Ang received Ibrahimovic's return pass, he easily led the ball and once again completed the long diagonal pass!

From the backcourt to the frontcourt, and then from the center to the wing, Chelsea only used three passes in total!

Such counterattack efficiency and neat counterattack scenes made countless neutral fans in front of the TV cheer for it!

But for the more than 50,000 Arsenal fans present, Chelsea's rapid counterattack was a complete disaster for them!

But amid their deafening boos, Chelsea did not stop their counterattack.

Azpilicueta, who accurately received Li Ang's long pass, resolutely continued to advance with the ball from the wing.

It wasn't until Gibbs had to abandon his defensive zone and press forward to make a defensive interception that Azpilicueta passed the ball to De Bruyne who continued to go down.

It would be no exaggeration to say that De Bruyne’s passing skills are now famous in the Premier League.

Neither Gibbs nor Tulalan, who was chasing after him, dared to let De Bruyne take a step easily.

But as if he was waiting for them to double-team, De Bruyne did not pass directly, but after dunking to the edge of Arsenal's penalty area, he completed an inverted triangle pass!

Outside the Arsenal penalty area, which lacked the protection of Tularan, Li Ang, who deliberately ran a beat slower, just caught up!

Without any hesitation, he immediately adjusted his steps and fired furiously!

The football was like a cannonball, penetrating the defensive crowd in Arsenal's penalty area!

Szczesny's reaction was very quick, and he was very smart and did not use force to jump off the ground because it would be a waste of time.

The effort was completed almost instantly. Szczesny stretched out his long arms to expand his defensive area as much as possible.

The moment his palm touched the football, he was not surprised at all.

Because Li Ang's shot was too powerful!

Szczesny failed to maintain the stability of his hand, and the football smoothly broke through his interception, changed direction slightly and continued to fly towards the Arsenal goal!

When the ball crossed the line and hit the side netting, spinning and finally falling onto the turf inside the Arsenal goal.

The tens of thousands of Gunners fans present held their heads in disbelief!

Li Ang has already begun to make the long-lost celebration wearing a mask!

On a winter night, he messed up his hair while running, but it was this mess that made him look more carefree and unruly.

At this moment, his body shape and face were the same as the goal he scored just now.

So handsome!

The commentators from various countries were completely confused at this moment!

In just the seventh minute of the game, Chelsea scored in their first quick counterattack!

What's happening here? !

What about the promised close match between the top two teams in the Premier League?

Why did Arsenal get punched hard by Chelsea when they came up to their home stadium!

If Arsenal can't stop this Chelsea team, how much trouble can we expect from Liverpool behind them?

Chelsea players celebrated wildly at Arsenal's home ground.

Mourinha on the sidelines also smoothed his hair, which had grown long in the past six months and had not had time to trim it, and smiled and kept applauding.

Suit, medium-long hair, handsome and high-spirited!

Watching this scene, Chelsea fans seemed to be instantly transported back to the summer of 2004.

That glorious era when the Iron-Blooded Blues began to dominate the Premier League!